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What Measat-3 Means For Broadband in Malaysia
by Josh Lim
December 15 2006 || 3:48 am
News Articles Wired Broadband RedesignMalaysia.com Wireless Broadband Service Quality TM Net Maxis Astro Streamyx DSLAM Satellite Broadband

MALAYSIA’S most advanced RM1 billion Measat-3 satellite blasted off at dawn yesterday from a historic Russian-operated Cosmodrome in this remote Kazhak area which also fired the first man, Yuri Gagarin, into space in 1961. The New Straits Times

 Translation: We have another satellite in space now, and that’s a good thing for broadband here. Malaysia Boleh! Soon we’re going to have a bolehnaut and teh tarik in space too, but that’s a different story.

Malaysians will not only be able to enjoy a greater selection of television channels but also have easy access to the Internet using high-speed connections, which will be available throughout the country. Skyscraper City Forum Link

Translation: This can shape up to be a significant challenge to TM Net Streamyx’s market dominance. As you might notice from this Wikipedia link on Maxis, they basically own Measat-3. Although the main purpose of the satellite is to extend the coverage of sister company Astro’s satellite services, it is very likely that the broadband capabilities of the new satellite will be marketed as under the Maxis Broadband umbrella rather than as an Astro broadband thing. Maxis already has very good dominance in the urban mobile telecommunications sector, so getting existing mobile customers to subscribe to a broadband package shouldn’t be too far a stretch, rather than trying to convince Astro watchers to get broadband. This is purely my speculation, and adding credence to it is the fact that Astro did have a short-lived trial of internet services, but no news has been hard since.

The new satellite covers South Asia, the whole of Malaysia, and Indonesia. It is apparent from this diagram, at measat.com

Translation: No more coverage issues. No 5KM radius DSLAM limitation. No more not enough ports problems. No more reliance on old copper cabling. Rather than try to depend on the underground, broadband can now come from the heavens above, and anywhere with a clear line of sight to the sky should be able to receive a satellite broadband signal. Bonus: The launch vehicle of the satellite is called the “Proton Breeze M”. No, it’s not a new car model from national carmarker Proton Berhad, but rather, this link should explain it.

Let’s end with two questions:
1. Do you think satellite broadband internet services are already available currently, as of today, right now? Yes or No? (This one I know the answer to. It might not be what you think. Btw, if the answer is yes, it’s not Measat providing it. If it’s no, then no one lah. What do you think?)
2. If satellite broadband were already available here…how much would you pay per month for a good, steady 1-2MBps connection?

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December 15 2006 || 3:48 am
Andy said..comment

I’d gladly replace our Bolehnaut with two or three more of these Malaysian satellites, to be honest!

December 15 2006 || 3:48 am
izwan said..comment

Which would you say the steady 1-2MBps connection ? Maxis or streamix ?

I would prefer the satellite but I am sure the cost would be quite high. Don’t you think so.

December 15 2006 || 3:48 am
cruzz mz said..comment

well satellite broadband is not that good since it will have high lantency & voip well out of question … the maintanence also gonna be really high well maybe in the feature????

December 15 2006 || 3:48 am
Fahzan (sniper69) said..comment

RM99 for 2Mbps should be all right i guess, and no-more best effort policy :furious:

December 15 2006 || 3:48 am
scamboy said..comment

Malaysia has heaven broadband service… http://www.smartmalaysia.com/smart_v2/index.php enjoy…. its quite $$$..heheheh

December 15 2006 || 3:48 am
eSong said..comment

1, Yes and for 2nd question , i’ll recommend about below rm150 bah..

December 15 2006 || 3:48 am
raj kabir said..comment

I wouldn’t pay one sen for satellite connection. Like another person mentioned, the latency is awful. It’s no good for anything that’s highly interactive, like VoIP, ssh, gaming, and so on. Without VoIP and ssh, I can’t work from home, so it’s pointless. Also, in most cases, due to limited total bandwidth, satellite services are aggressively metered, with low usage limits and punitive overage charges. The only compelling case for satellite broadband is in very rural areas where terrestrial alternatives like DSL are not available.

December 15 2006 || 3:48 am
vsat said..comment

SMART currently provides affordable broadband Internet via satellite. As low as RM150.00 for 512k(download)/128K(upload). Current promotion, unlimited access. Most of SMART’s customer’s are based in out of town areas and some are also based in major cities. VOIP is applicable to satellite broabdand, however, there is a 0.2 seconds delay as the need for the data to travel to and from space. A lot of companies are now using VOIP through satellite broadband now as that is their only choice. SMART basically have 2 types of customer, Type 1 are customers with no ADSL and Type 2 are the ones who are frustrated with ADSL or any other provider. Of course, rain is an issue however, only heavy pouring rain will affect the connectivity of the KU band but you gotta ask yourselves, how long does it pour heavily, maybe 15 minutes. And then once the rain starts to slow down, you’re back online. A lot of people are still new and uneducated towards satellite broadband and thus, satellite broadband should be considered as an option for your broadband needs. SMART’s just doing their part to provide broadband to places with no ADSL, so, in terms of contributing to the NAtional Broadband Plan, that’s what they’re doing.

December 15 2006 || 3:48 am
Banie said..comment

Maxis got good line but people must pay more and not all place has
their coverage. In other hand streamyx good coverage but the line
so slow. Not fully using fiber.

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